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Announcing the shortlist for Big Book Award 2026…
We are very excited to reveal the six books shortlisted for Big Book Award 2026. Each of them has been enthusiastically recommended by Year 5 and 6 pupils in Shropshire primary schools. Between them, they spent 8 weeks reading more than 70 titles nominated for the Award by leading UK publishers – all published in
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Primary schools successfully renew their statuses as Leading in Reading ambassadors
Castlefields Primary School (Bridgnorth), Longden CE Primary School and Rushbury CE Primary School have demonstrated that they...
Funding success…
The Garfield Weston Foundation and the Wynn Foundation have confirmed their support for Shropshire Bookfest’s upcoming project...
A creative writing project with a sense of purpose
Primary schools across Shropshire are coming on board now with Bookfest for our Readers to Writers 2023 project and...
The 12th Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022-2024
It was a very exciting day on Monday 4th July as Shropshire Bookfest travelled down to London...
Winner – Picture Book Award 2022
Over 1200 pupils from 26 primary schools voted for their favourite book from the Picture Book Award...
Wanted: Children’s authors and illustrators!
We are inviting submissions from inspirational children’s authors/illustrators to be part of our very popular, effective and...
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